Hi all! Though posts this year have been limited, I’m excited to say I have had one of the best reading & writing years of my life. I read around 50 books this year— from 80-page poetry collections to 800+ page fantasy epics (more on that later)— and loved so many of them. I had …
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A Booklist for Social Isolation
alternatively: Reading in the time of Corona In the frightening times of a global pandemic, some people have found themselves self-isolated and quarantined with little to do. After staring at a screen all day for online classes or working-from-home, more digital media might be headache inducing rather than relaxing. After spending all day inside your …
Best Books of the Decade
As a writer and a reader, I’m interested in the questions of what makes successful contemporary fiction and why certain novels last over time rather than others. I recently took a course about these topics— inspired by the conversations held there and the end of the decade, I have culminated a list of the “best” …
Autumn 2019 Reading Review
Winter doesn’t technically start until mid-December, but we’ve already had our first snow and it truly feels like the holiday season, so I thought it would be a good time to wrap up my autumn reading. I’ve read 15 books this season and have compiled some thoughts and reviews on them. Since this season has …
Summer 2019 Reading Review
As September begins, my final summer vacation as a college student comes to a close. While I’m excited for the start of a new semester and the vibrant colors of my favorite season, I’m lamenting the reduction of free time I’ll have in the new school year. Like many students, summer is a time for …
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